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How to Score Those Sweet Paid Speaking Gigs Like a Boss

Are you tired of talking to your cat about your passion for public speaking? Do you dream of standing in front of a crowd, captivating them with your words, and getting paid big bucks for it? Well, my friend, you're in luck. In this article, I'm going to show you how...

Inside a Revamped Poster-Session System

A lot of research was shared at an anesthesiologists’ conference. Technology helped ensure it reached the people it needed to. Last year’s conference of the Annual Society of Anesthesiology was a big one: more than 12,000 attendees, with around 2,000 poster...

Jon Watson | PCMA Member Spotlight

Get to know PCMA Member Jon Watson, Sr. National Sales Manager, Visit Detroit. What initially led you to becoming involved with PCMA? PCMA has long been a cornerstone of the business events industry. I was first introduced to the organization while attending Capital...

Your Members Are Drowning in Information. Your Association Should Be Their Lifeline.

How AI is empowering associations to aggregate industry knowledge, deliver personalized content, and turn a new member benefit into a revenue engine. Does your industry have an overwhelming amount of content? If you’re like most associations, the answer is almost...
People on the Move

People on the Move

Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Megan Conway Travel Portland has named current chief strategy officer Megan Conway as the organization’s next president and CEO. She will begin her new role on Jan.1, succeeding Jeff Miller, who is retiring...

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An Event Prof’s Neuroscience Bookshelf

An Event Prof’s Neuroscience Bookshelf

Janet Sperstad Janet Sperstad, CMP Fellow, is Faculty Emerita at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, where, in 2002, she founded the first associate’s degree in meeting and event management in the U.S. Sperstad was inducted into the Events Industry Council’s Hall...

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Report: Meeting Planners Expanding AI Use in 2025

Report: Meeting Planners Expanding AI Use in 2025

Emboldened by larger budgets and optimistic about in-person meetings, planners are focused on bolstering attendee engagement. Meetings and events professionals are optimistic about the industry in the coming year, especially with the expanded use of AI technology,...

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7 Research-Backed Ways to Drive Event Engagement

7 Research-Backed Ways to Drive Event Engagement

This year, the event engagement experts at Swapcard conducted an anonymized study across 2,000 events with 2.5 million attendees in order to learn how attendees engage at trade shows, exhibitions, and conferences and to identify overlooked gaps and underutilized...

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What to See, Do — and Eat — in Houston

What to See, Do — and Eat — in Houston

More than 20 restaurants dot the Avenida Houston entertainment district around the George R. Brown Convention Center, while the city boasts more than 12,000 restaurants offering diverse flavors. Some of the biggest perks of meeting in Houston, the nation’s fourth-most...

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